my gas mileage on the highway is terrible.. i can actually watch the gauge go down.

 

Dude, how fast are you driving? I keep it at 69/70 mph, and get 35 mpg straight highway (71 between Cinci and Cleveland), and 31 mpg combo city/highway. All I have done is add a K&N air filter. How many miles have you driven? My mileage increased after 3000 miles.

 

i'm not sure of the exact total, but probably around 1400 miles. and i usually do between 65 and 75 on the hwy.

i don't drive on the hwy that much. i filled up this morning - i'm averaging 26mpg.

 

In my opinion.....

You can't beat the price. Not for a new car at least.

I don't have any problems with mine, thankfully.

 

no cruise controll, rattling noises, highspeed noises, thats it

 

no cruise controll, rattling noises, highspeed noises, thats it

 

the jealous looks from all of my co-workers who wished they owned a sexy xa just like me

 

Funny thing is, the folks who kinda snickered when I first got it, and laughed out loud when I started modding, are now asking me where I got it, how much, etc...kinda hard to avoid how much fun this car is!

My suggestion to anyone who wants one...GET CRUISE! Makes a huge difference in mileage when traveling. Everything else I'd do aftermarket!

 

I dont like the rattling and bumpy ride.

 

+1

 

i hate the fact its an appliance that gets decent mpgs and a small gas tank

 

nothing.

Its easy to nit pick, and find fault with any system.
Even if I "owned" a Porchae Carrera-4, I'm sure there would be something about the car that I didn't like after driving it "X" amount of miles.

To some extent, you get what you pay for. Some cars you get less, for paying more $$ in comparison to the xA.

 

I don't like the lack of space in the rear, which was obvious when I bought the car but what wasn't obvious was the 4k revs at normal freeway speeds. Can't b hot on gas.

 

Performance i put so much time and money into my car, and only ended up with 96whp. FML

 

No AWD version in US. NO stiff spring coils w/o massive drop.
No rear disc brakes (as option form Toyota)...

 

What upgrades did you do? Just curious.

 

wheel gap.

and for those of you saying arm rest, they make it as an accessory, just put one in.

I don't think I would trade mpg for horse power, that's not why I got the car. (although I did trade mpg for nice shinny big rims).

 

Paint chips too easy, besides that it's been a great car

 

thats so true. mine got tore up badly when i was having to commute on the freeway for a few months

 

Having to replace my darn wheel bearings. Other than that I love this car. Owned since 2005 brand new have 154000+ miles on it, still running strong a great!!! Can get it to really zip around in the city, love that too much...